Summer's Last Blast?

What a great weekend it was as summer made an encore. I managed to stay outside for most of the weekend between yard work and biking. I hit the tractor on Friday afternoon and knocked down some lawn. I'm thinking that may be the last time I have to mow this year. We'll see.

On Saturday I did about 50 miles on the old Trek. I started with a ride to benefit breast cancer research. It was a nice 25 mile run in the eastern part of Dane County. The ride was organized by the Trek Stores in Madison and was a nice roll. After that I did another 25 or so miles on the Madison paths and the lake loop around Lake Monona.

The picture above was taken Sunday on the west side of Madison on day-two of my extended summer bike tour of the area. I decided to ride from the greater Mt. Horeb area over to Cambridge in the eastern part of the county. It was about 50 miles and just a great day to be out enjoying the weather and the color.

Getting from the southwestern part of the county into Madison and beyond is always a challenge due to the intense hills in that part of the world. It's a lot easier to haul my butt up those hills with a lot less weight! I came in on Mid-Town Road and forgot just how hilly that part of the world is. I continued on to the Southwest Commuter path to the lake. Then it was out Broadway and down Marsh Road to McFarland and Highway MN. That took me over to Rinden Road and Prairie Queen into Cambridge. I hope the weather lets me get a few more of these in.

What a weekend to out doing anything! (Other than a Badger football game)